Pet Door Show’s top independent and underplayed Bandcamp picks for August 2023
It’s Bandcamp Friday! That means that Bandcamp is waiving their portion of sales today, and 100% of your purchase bucks go straight to the artist. Especially for independent artists who are trying to scrape together the funds to go on tour by any means necessary, this makes a huge difference.
On the Pet Door Show (2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am UK on Shady Pines Radio), I exclusively play music released in the past year by independent and underplayed artists with under 5,000 instagram followers, which means I often catch artists in those beginning stages before they make it big. A bunch of the artists I play on the Pet Door Show self-release or release their music on local indie labels on Bandcamp. I would like to share with you some of the most awesome hidden gems that I’ve played on the Pet Door Show since the last time I did one of these lists, all by independent and underplayed artists with under 2,000 instagram followers.
Without further ado, here are the Pet Door Show’s Bandcamp picks for August 2023, arranged below alphabetically by artist/band full name. Go buy some music! I hope you find some new favorites!
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66Kif — Hareb — هارب
EP released February 25, 2023.
Favorite track: Jbal — جبل
Rome, Italy. Indie blues hip hop.
7ebra — Bird Hour
Album released May 5, 2023.
Favorite track: I Have A Lot To Say
Malmö, Sweden. Indie.
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Addis Black Mamba — Heptahedron
Album released February 14, 2023.
Favorite track: Aranguade
Toulouse, France. Ethiojazz.
Amour Tempête — Seasons
EP released May 12, 2023.
Favorite track: Les copains
Lille, France. Folk pop.
An’Pagay — Somin Tegor
Album released June 24, 2022.
Favorite track: An’Pagay
Lyon, France. Indie maloya.
Ana Pupedan — Naši u kantini
Album released October 14, 2022.
Favorite track: Plačaj pupudancem en špric
Pivka, Slovenia. Folk jazz rock.
Anna Diem — Hello Oregon
Album released October 23, 2022.
Favorite track: Hello Oregon
Portland, OR. Indie.
Annabel Lee — Drift
Album released March 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Around
Brussels, Belgium. Indie.
The Areola Treat — Red Town Baby
Album released March 4, 2023, on Kewn Records.
Favorite track: Into My Shadow
Malta. Alternative rock.
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Basia Siciarek & Helena Pyłka — Summerhouse
EP released March 29, 2023, on Left Eye Blind Records.
Favorite track: Sea Currents
Wrocław, Poland. Folk.
Benedikt — Why Are You Dreaming?
Album released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: One Day at a Time
Oslo, Norway. Folk.
Bungalow Betty — Glitter Trail
EP released December 30, 2022.
Favorite track: Grasshopper.
Louisville, KY. Bubble grunge.
Burs — Holding Patterns
Album released September 30, 2022.
Favorite track: Lily
Toronto, Canada. Indie rock.
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Chloe Hotline — Drench Forever: A Soulja’s Prayer
Album released January 1, 2023.
Favorite track: drenchway freestyle
Cincinnati, OH. Hip hop.
Covered Wagon — Cheap Suits & Checkered Dreams
EP released June 13, 2023.
Favorite track: Knife in the Back
Portland, OR. Indie americana.
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Dany Le Loup — La Tête Qui Explose
Album released February 25, 2023.
Favorite track: Chelou (ft. Last Ar) *
Luxembourg. Hip hop.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Luxembourg in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
David Höff — 40th Deluxe Edition
EP released September 29, 2022.
Favorite track: Les Reptiles *
Monaco. Rock.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Monaco in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
Davis Esther Rose — Day by Day by Day
Album released March 23, 2023.
Favorite track: gay4nature
Portland, OR. Indie synth pop.
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ELOKIM כפליים — אלוקים
Album released April 30, 2023.
Favorite track: בננה
Tel Aviv, Israel. Punk.
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FILC — Tilitoli
EP released May 11, 2023.
Favorite track: Rizibizi
Budapest, Hungary. Funk soul.
Florence Besch — Hi Now Hello
Album released March 3, 2023.
Favorite track: Feeling Sick
Düsseldorf, Germany. Indie pop.
Flying Caravan * — Flying Caravan
Album released January 1, 2023.
Favorite track: Cosmic Channeling
Portland, OR. Psychedelic indie folk.
* Performer at Shady Pines Festival 2022!
Frankie Traandruppel — Castling
Album released May 17, 2023, on démarragerecords.
Favorite track: Knock Your Boots
Antwerp, Belgium. Psych rock.
Fulan — TEB SHAABI | طب شعبي
Album released September 1, 2022.
Favorite track: NUWAR | نوّار عشيّة *
Tripoli, Libya.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Libya in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
FunkiFresh — Adventures Of
Album released May 8, 2023.
Favorite track: The Way
Chișinău, Moldova. Hip hop funk.
Funkool Orchestra — Latin Freaks
Album released June 21, 2023, on Maledetta Discoteca Records.
Favorite track: Tiene ‘o Tiempo
Naples, Italy. Funk.
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Gaïsha — Ana Aïcha
Album released March 23, 2023.
Favorite track: Ana Aïcha
Ghent, Belgium. Arab funk soul.
GracieHorse — L.A. Shit
Album released May 19, 2023.
Favorite track: Hollow Head
Los Angeles, CA. Alt country.
Guest Room Status — Like the Weather
EP released May 5, 2023.
Favorite track: Past Tense
Ottawa, Canada. Emo.
Gulab Afridi — The Colours of Rubab
EP released April 28, 2023 on Worlds Within Worlds Records.
Favorite track: Raag Kirwani
Peshawar, Pakistan. Pakistani classical folk.
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Hakumba — Véletlen volt, nem direkt
Album released February 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Banánaszká — láb nélkül tolod
Budapest, Hungary. Balkan jazz funk.
Haley Grace — To Those I Love
EP released October 28, 2022, on Little Symphony Records.
Favorite track: Day One
Freiburg, Germany. Singer-songwriter.
Heaven Skate — Saddle Up!
Album released March 10, 2023.
Favorite track: It Ain’t Fair
Portland, OR. Alt country.
His His — Underdogs
Single released July 9, 2023.
Toronto, Canada. Indie folk.
Hotdog Water — Night Life
Single released December 16, 2022.
Washington, DC / Pittsburgh, PA. Alt folk.
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Ida the Young — Strange Shaped Flowers
EP released April 1, 2023.
Favorite track: Mr.Pie *
Pilsen, Czechia. Indie folk.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Czechia in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
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Jess Kallen — Exotherm
Album released June 21, 2023, on New Professor Music.
Favorite tracks: Exotherm and A Garden Bed of Thistle Weeds
Los Angeles, CA. Indie folk.
Johnny Raincloud * — Never-Ending Laugh Track
Album released June 10, 2023.
Favorite track: Zodiaddict
Portland, OR. Indie rock.
* Performer at Shady Pines Festival 2023!
JuneThaKid — Just Get Home Safe: A Mixtape by JuneThaKid
Album released May 19, 2023.
Favorite tracks: Black Sheep and I Ain’t Lying
Minneapolis, MN. Hip hop.
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Ki! — The Boy From Haeundae Beach
Album released November 18, 2022.
Favorite track: Abeokuta
Copenhagen, Denmark. Soul funk.
Kid Mozes — Aqua Mask
EP released August 26, 2022, on illsinceilleven.
Favorite track: Rainy Daze (ft. Ricky Mapes)
Portland, OR. Hip hop.
KÍmNEMÁ — volume 1.1 [v1.1]
EP released July 9, 2023.
Favorite track: Hands
Portland, OR. Folk americana.
King Ayisoba — Work Hard
Album released February 17, 2023.
Favorite track: People Talk Too Much (ft. Ayuune Sule, Zea)
Bolgatanga, Ghana. Afrobeat.
Kudu Joy — Premonition
EP released August 2, 2022.
Favorite track: Undoing
Lutruwita, Australia. Neosoul.
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Lawn Chair — Eat the Beans and Wear the Jeans!
EP released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: Sunset Heartbreak *
Köln, Germany. Indie rock.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Germany in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
Lo Fives * — They Made a Ten Inch?
EP released March 10, 2023.
Favorite track: Government Cheese
Portland, OR. Garage rock.
* Performers at Shady Pines Festival 2023!
Lydia Ramsey — Like a Dream
Album released September 23, 2022.
Favorite track: Peace Will Come Back
Seattle, WA. Folk americana.
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Los Malinches — PLANETA NÁHUATL
Album released February 5, 2023, on Groovie Records.
Favorite track: La Patrulla
Madrid, Spain. Latin psych rock.
Maxine Funke — River Said
Album released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: Willow White
Ōtepoti, Aotearoa. Folk.
Ménades — CRAMÉE
EP released June 22, 2022.
Favorite track: Incendie *
Paris, France. Punk.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for France in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
Minda Lacy — Loneliest Bug
Album released April 9, 2023.
Favorite track: The Angry Song
Portland, OR. Folk americana.
Mt. Oriander — Then the Lightness Leaves and I Become Heavy Again
Album released October 21, 2022.
Favorite track: If This Is Sadness, I Don’t Like It One Bit (ft. Brandon Lutmer, Warren Franklin, Mat Halliday)
Williamston, MI. Indie emo.
Muqawama — Taqder
Album released May 20, 2023, on FA.
Favorite track: MA B’DINACH *
Algiers, Algeria. Folk hip hop.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Algeria in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
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Nerve House — The Nerve House Conspiracy
Album released September 25, 2022.
Favorite track: Fear and Loathing
Louisville, KY. Alternative punk.
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Paradise Tax * — Paradise Tax EP 2
EP released October 11, 2022.
Favorite track: Going Back Out
OR. Surf rock.
* Performer at Shady Pines Festival 2023!
Pixvae — OI VE
Album released March 17, 2023.
Favorite track: Las Pesadilas
Lyon, France. Afrocolombian indie rock.
Private Lives — Hit Record
Album released July 14, 2023.
Favorite track: Trust in Me
Montréal, Canada. Indie post punk.
Public Body — Big Mess
Album released June 9, 2023.
Favorite track: Crisp Wars
Brighton, England. Post punk.
Les Pythones de la Fournaise — Tout Z’Étoil
EP released April 28, 2023, on Catapulte Records.
Favorite track: Mo chérie l’amour
French alps. Psych maloya.
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qwerty — Death by Doritos
Album released December 2, 2022.
Favorite track: World on Fire
Louisville, KY.
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Rats and Daggers — Rats and Daggers
EP released November 18, 2022.
Favorite track: The Construct
Utrecht, Netherlands. Alternative punk.
Roger Damawuzan — Seda
Album released February 3, 2023, on Hot Casa Records.
Favorite track: What time is It ?
Avépozo, Togo. Afrofunk soul.
Rumba Attack — Harmonics
Album released March 3, 2023.
Favorite track: Rumba Arabe *
Cyprus. Latin folk.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Cyprus in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
Ryan Wong — The New Country Sounds of Ryan Wong
Album released May 12, 2023.
Favorite track: Shadow
San Francisco, CA. Alt country.
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Sad Boy Union * — This Could’ve Been an Email
EP released May 9, 2023.
Favorite track: Echoing
Portland, OR. Punk.
* Performers at Shady Pines Festival 2023!
Simple Shapes — Soundtrack EP
EP released November 4, 2022.
Favorite track: Tortoise Party
Portland, OR. Indie rock.
Sincere Hunte — ROADMAN
Album released February 17, 2023.
Favorite track: EXOSHAPER (ft. Ronin Black)
Huntsville, AL. Hip hop.
Square — Introducing
Album released May 4, 2023.
Favorite track: Radio
Meeanjin, Australia. Indie post punk.
Squitch — Tumbledown Mountain
Album released June 23, 2023.
Favorite track: Not the End
Boston, MA. Indie alternative.
Stik Figa & The Expert — Ritual
Album released June 16, 2023.
Favorite track: BlacAmerica
Topeka, KS. Hip hop.
SUDS — In The Undergrowth
EP released April 14, 2023, on Big Scary Monsters.
Favorite track: Notice Me
Norwich, England. Indie alternative.
Sunny Morris — Hearsay
Album released August 5, 2022.
Favorite track: See You in a Million Years on Sunday
Naarm, Australia. Indie folk.
Sydney Clapp * — Chrysalis
Single released May 24, 2023.
Denver, CO. Indietronica.
* Pet Door Show’s highlighted artist May 6, 2021!
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Tamara Luonto — Honeymoon
Album released November 25, 2022.
Favorite track: Annika
Helsinki, Finland. Indie rock.
Tangerine Stoned — a dog day afternoon
Album released May 20, 2023, on We Were Never Being Boring Collective.
Favorite track: Chameleon
Rimini, Italy. Psych pop.
Tarshito & Pramad — Music Buddies
Album released January 14, 2023.
Favorite track: MBIRA BRASS
Cavanbah, Australia. Folk jazz.
Tigris — UTRY
Album released September 30, 2022.
Favorite track: DR. SCHMALTZ
Tel Aviv, Israel. Psychedelic electrojazz.
Tintura — Tee Säärekülast
Album released July 13, 2023.
Favorite track: Sääreküla
Estonia. Indie folk jazz.
The Toothpicks — A Toxic Melee
Single released September 30, 2022.
Cadi, Australia. Indie rock.
los tre — Free Spirit
Album released May 10, 2023.
Favorite track: Fratnik’s Frantic Fatbeat
Athens, Greece. Jazz funk.
Trout — Colourpicker
EP due to be released August 31, 2023 (now available for preorder).
Favorite track: garden
Liverpool, England. Indie.
Ty Sorrell — HomeGrown
Album released July 29, 2022.
Favorite track: Room 095
Richmond, VA. Hip hop.
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Unkle Kook — Coming in Bunches
Album released May 14, 2023.
Favorite track: Cicek Dagi
Bologna, Italy. Balkan surf rock.
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VALP — Middelmådig
Album released June 3, 2022.
Favorite track: Sjakkmatt *
Stavanger, Norway. Indie rock.
* Pet Door Show’s pick for Norway in the PetDoorVision Song Contest 2023!
The Vaxtones — Never Ending Story
Album released April 28, 2023.
Favorite track: I Could Be Dancing
Athens, Greece. Pop punk.
Vincent Ahehehinnou — La Vie Est Belle
Album released March 10, 2023.
Favorite track: Bozan
Cotonou, Benin. Afrofunk soul.
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Wild Thyme — Between Worlds
Album released January 4, 2023.
Favorite track: Mahala
Baligin, Australia. Folk americana.
Willernie — Betty
EP released August 1, 2022.
Favorite track: Loneliness is Cruel
Portland, OR. Emo folk.
William Otty — But Then... Again!
Album released June 8, 2023.
Favorite track: Don’t Call Me Cutie
Portland, OR. Folk americana.
Wisteria Lodge * — Spoken Secrets
Album released February 24, 2023.
Favorite track: Rearview
Portland, OR. Indie dream pop.
* Performers at Shady Pines Festival 2023!
The Woolen Men — Why Do Parties Have to End? (Napalm Beach)
Single released September 13, 2022.
Portland, OR. Pop punk.
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Yalla Miku — Yalla Miku
Album released March 31, 2023.
Favorite track: Tortije
Geneva, Switzerland. Folk blues.
That’s the end of the list! If you liked the music in this list, check out the Pet Door Show’s top independent and underplayed Bandcamp picks for May 2023, and tune in to the Pet Door Show every Thursday 2–4pm Pacific / 5–7pm Eastern / 10pm-12am UK on Shady Pines Radio.